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For the First Time, Supreme Court Is Poised to Retract a Fundamental Right
The six right-wing justices are poised to gut the right to an abortion.
An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street
30 million seniors who thought they were free of insurance companies may find their health care managed by corporations.
Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons
Incarcerated people are routinely subject to air, bus and van transport that heightens their risk of contracting COVID.
Workers Deserved Bernie’s Build Back Better, But They’ll Likely Get Manchin’s
The obstacle to the working class achieving real gains is neoliberal ideas that distort the reality of workers' lives.
Arbery’s Killers Are Using the Logic of Slave Patrols to Defend Themselves
Racism has infected every aspect of this case.
Biden Administration Is Playing With Fire by Failing to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Growing evidence shows cryptocurrency invites scams that threaten the broader economy, say public interest groups.
NYC Taxi Drivers Win Debt Relief After 2-Week Hunger Strike
The average debt owed on medallions, the physical permits to operate taxis, is $600,000.
The Tragic Cycle of Bottled Water
The iconic image of governmental failure is the arrival of corporate-branded bottled water.
Death of Disability Advocate Puts Spotlight on Systemic Ableism in Air Travel
Disability rights advocate Engracia Figueroa died months after United Airlines allegedly damaged her wheelchair.
Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist”
The “terrorist” designations are aimed at depriving human rights groups of funding.